Sunday, July 3, 2011

Stamping with Markers



There are many different forms of ink. This layout uses two that people may not have thought of to use for stamping, but I like the effect. The larger, darker green swirls on this page are Ranger's Distress Ink. (Peeled Paint). But the other two colors of swirls, the lighter green and the orange, are Le Plume markers, in the colors orange and light green.


When I bought my Le Plume markers, probably eight or nine years ago, it was back in the days when people were still doing decorative hand-drawn titles on their scrapbook pages. The Zig markers, which is another sizeable chunk of my collection of markers, probably were marketed with that purpose in mind. I also bought LePlume markers for this purpose, depending on which manufacturer had the best color and/or price.


But Le Plume markers were actually made for stamping. Their brush ends can cover a stamp as well as dabbing an ink pad can. And I'm glad, because while I am one of those die hards that still occasionally hand-cuts titles (and then definitely needs to marker up the edges!) I haven't hand written a title in awhile. So, I'm glad to put my Le Plume markers to the use they were intended!